D.C. Diagnosis: Trump’s approach to health care, Sarepta’s lobbyists
John Wilkerson , 2025-08-07 18:56:00 You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in…
Total and specific potato intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: results from three US cohort studies and a substitution meta-analysis of prospective cohorts
Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Xiao Gu, Fumiaki Imamura, Hala B AlEssa, Orrin Devinsky, Qi Sun, Frank B Hu, JoAnn E Manson, Eric B Rimm, Nita G Forouhi, Walter C Willett ,…
Intranasal stem cell treatment offers hope for newborns with brain damage
, 2025-08-06 18:50:00 Cora Nijboer and Manon Benders at the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, part of the UMC Utrecht in The Netherlands. Credit: Hersenstichting/Ilco Kemmere Oxygen deprivation around birth can lead…
Prime editing reverses symptoms of severe childhood neurological disease
, 2025-08-06 11:55:00 Scientists use a precise form of gene editing called prime editing to correct the most common genetic mutations that cause alternating hemiplegia of childhood, a rare and…
NICE Urges Ongoing Support After Obesity Treatment
, 2025-08-05 15:34:00 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released updated guidance recommending that healthcare providers offer structured, ongoing support to patients after they complete obesity…
Healthcare’s Poor Data Infrastructure Is Hindering AI Innovation in the Field, CEO Says
Katie Adams , 2025-08-05 01:03:00 The hype around AI in healthcare is undeniable. AI startups are dominating the digital health investment market, companies like Abridge and Ambience Healthcare are surpassing…
RCPI Faculty of Paediatrics Spring Conference
Editorial Staff , 2025-08-01 11:48:00 L-R: Prof Helen Heneghan; Dr Ellen Crushell, Deputy CMO; Prof Mary Horgan, CMO; Prof Donal O’Shea; Dr Judith Meehan, Dean…
The Clinical Power of Resistance Training for Musculoskeletal Recovery
MNB Guest , 2025-07-31 17:28:00 The process of recovering from chronic pain or a musculoskeletal injury often feels like a lengthy, and unknowing path to recovery. It is important to…
Journalists Distill $50B Rural Health Fund and Newsmaking Diagnoses
, 2025-08-02 09:00:00 Thank you for your interest in supporting Kaiser Health News (KHN), the nation’s leading nonprofit newsroom focused on health and health policy. We distribute our journalism for…
Who is involuntary commitment for?
Torie Bosch , 2025-08-02 11:00:00 First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers,…
When I use a word . . . “Publish or perish”: problems and solutions
Jeffrey K Aronson , 2025-08-01 17:46:00 Jeffrey K AronsonCentre for Evidence Based Medicine, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKFollow Jeffrey on X: @JKAronsonThe “publish…
Bacterial cellulose-based dressing offers rapid bleeding control for burn wound care
, 2025-08-02 15:00:00 In vitro coagulation performance of BC and T-BC dressings observed 1 minute after blood application. Credit: Advanced Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202420338 In a study published in Advanced…
Deep learning method enhances vessel and plaque segmentation in stroke diagnosis
, 2025-08-01 16:25:00 Stroke is the second leading cause of death globally. Ischemic stroke, strongly linked to atherosclerotic plaques, requires accurate plaque and vessel wall segmentation and quantification for definitive…
Time Your Meals, Tune Your Metabolism
, 2025-08-01 19:40:00 New research from UC San Diego has revealed fascinating insights into how timing our meals might significantly affect our metabolic health by aligning with our body's natural…
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs
Katie Adams , 2025-07-31 22:56:00 This roundup is published monthly. It is meant to highlight some of healthcare’s recent hiring news and is not intended to be comprehensive. If you…
General Practice nursing – where is it going and what are the possibilities for GP nurses?
Dr Brendan O'Shea , 2025-07-31 10:13:00 Dr Brendan O’Shea discusses challenges and opportunities with former IGPNEA chair Rita Pender Rita Pender has recently stepped down as IGPNEA Chair to become…
Pharma IT Modernization: Real Results from Top-Performing Facilities
MNB Guest , 2025-07-29 12:17:00 Security gaps in pharmaceutical IT systems can lead to serious consequences. One of the most damaging cyberattacks in the industry struck Merck & Co. in…
Immigrant Kids Detained in ‘Unsafe and Unsanitary’ Sites as Trump Team Seeks To End Protections
Sandy West , 2025-07-30 09:00:00 Sandy West A child developed a rash after he was prevented from changing his underwear for four days. A little boy, bored and overcome with…
Most American’s hearts may be older than their chronological age
Elizabeth Cooney , 2025-07-30 15:00:00 Biological aging is hot. Even if scientists don’t agree on its definition, estimating how old your body is despite what the calendar says has gained…
South Korean government restarts talks with trainee doctors after mass resignation in medical school places row
Flynn Murphy , 2025-07-29 15:06:00 South Korea’s new government has restarted talks with junior doctors and medical students, raising hopes for an end to a 17 month impasse over a…
Study finds high levels of social infrastructure lead to healthier communities
, 2025-07-29 16:37:00 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The United States spends significant amounts of money on health care every year, yet health outcomes have been declining. Scholars have long known…
Centauri Therapeutics receives an additional $5.1 M from CARB-X to progress ABX-01 lead compound to first in human clinical trials
, 2025-07-29 11:58:00 Centauri Therapeutics Limited ('Centauri'), an immunotherapy company with a unique and proprietary platform technology applicable across a wide range of therapeutic indications, announced today that CARB-X (Combating…
HTO May Slow Knee OA Progression in Bowlegged Patients
, 2025-07-28 21:01:00 High tibial osteotomy (HTO) slows articular cartilage damage in individuals with bowlegs and medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (OA) compared to nonsurgical management alone, according to a new…
Utilization: The Hidden Revenue Leak in VBC
Dana McCalley , 2025-07-28 13:48:00 Two topics dominate almost every conversation about value-based care (VBC): risk adjustment and quality. They are, without question, foundational. Risk adjustment sets the financial baseline…
New Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis Pathway transforms patient care
Editorial Staff , 2025-07-28 13:02:00 By helping patients manage their condition in the community, the programme not only improves lives but is aligned with the Sláintecare principles of right place,…
Understanding the Health Benefits of Corrective Eye Procedures
MNB Guest , 2025-07-23 16:11:00 Clear vision impacts your life because basic activities, such as reading, require it. Performing such routine tasks is frustrating unless you have visual aids like…
Republicans Call Medicaid Rife With Fraudsters. This Man Sees No Choice but To Break the Rules.
Katheryn Houghton and Oona Zenda , 2025-07-23 09:00:00 Katheryn Houghton and Oona Zenda Illustration by Oona Zenda MISSOULA, Mont. — As congressional Republicans finalized Medicaid work requirements in President Donald…
H5N1 bird flu hasn’t been as deadly as feared. Study offers theory why
Helen Branswell , 2025-07-23 18:15:00 The H5N1 bird flu virus has historically extracted a heavy toll when it infects humans, with nearly half of confirmed cases ending in death over…
BMA: “Unprecedented” resident doctors’ strike is confirmed as talks fail
Kate Bowie , 2025-07-23 13:50:00 Resident doctors will take to the picket lines this Friday, after talks between the BMA and the government failed to resolve the ongoing pay dispute.The…
Physically restricting mental health patients can often harm them. New study suggests compassion could change that
, 2025-07-23 15:49:00 Credit: Marko Garic from Pexels Restrictive practices in mental health settings—such as physical restraint and seclusion—are meant to be a last resort, used only when patients pose…
New diagnostic test identifies head and neck cancer patients curable by surgery alone
, 2025-07-23 13:53:00 Researchers developed a diagnostic test based on the LIMA1-alpha protein to distinguish patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma who can be cured with surgery alone,…
A Step Toward a Diagnostic Test?
, 2025-07-23 09:08:00 A large-scale global study has identified genetic variants that are risk factors for long COVID, a discovery that helps researchers better understand the biological systems involving the…
The Last Mile of Care: Why Value-Based Success Starts at the Bedside
Steve Buslovich , 2025-07-22 14:06:00 If your value-based care strategy doesn’t reach the bedside, can it really be called care? We’ve seen growing investment in population health platforms, analytics dashboards,…
Govt departments ‘enhancing alcohol consumption’ through supports for drinks industry
Michael McHale , 2025-07-22 05:30:00 Lobby group calls for Health Minister to resist pressure to delay alcohol health information labelling A public health advocacy group has accused some Government departments…
Compassion That Counts: Why Personalized In-Home Care Makes All the Difference
MNB Guest , 2025-07-18 15:45:00 Caring for a loved one isn’t always straightforward. It’s filled with choices – emotional, practical, and sometimes overwhelming. That’s where professional help becomes more than…
$50B Rural Health ‘Slush Fund’ Faces Questions, Skepticism
Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News , 2025-07-21 09:00:00 A last-minute scramble to add a $50 billion rural health program to President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending law has…
Is cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome overdiagnosed?
Torie Bosch , 2025-07-19 11:00:00 First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers,…
When I use a word . . . “Publish or perish”: collocates reflect attitudes
Jeffrey K Aronson , 2025-07-18 16:26:00 Jeffrey K AronsonCentre for Evidence Based Medicine, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKFollow Jeffrey on X: @JKAronsonIn linguistics,…
‘Don’t tell me!’ Why some people love spoilers—and others will run a mile
, 2025-07-19 17:50:00 Credit: Mike van Schoonderwalt from Pexels This article contains spoilers! I once leaped out of a train car because two strangers were loudly discussing the ending of…
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy linked to lower breastfeeding rates
, 2025-07-19 03:54:00 Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) - like chronic or gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, and eclampsia - are among the leading causes of maternal and infant death in the…
A Physician’s Guide to What’s Next
, 2025-07-18 17:40:00 Commenting is limited to medical professionals. To comment please . Comments on Medscape are moderated and should be professional in tone and on topic. You must declare…
Democratic Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration Over New ACA Rule
Marissa Plescia , 2025-07-18 22:34:00 Democratic attorneys general of 20 states, as well as the governor of Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
Opportunities for Occupational Physicians, GPs with LFOM
brendan , 2025-07-18 09:22:00 Opportunities for Occupational Physicians, GPs with LFOM. Corporate Health Ireland is a leading occupational health service provider. Due to business expansion, we now have excellent opportunities…
Gestational blood pressure readings predict hypertension
Treasure Adenusi , 2025-07-17 14:00:00 Doctors can predict a woman’s risk of hypertension later in life using her blood pressure readings during pregnancy-even if she has ‘normal’ numbers. In April 2025,…
The Senate Saves PEPFAR Funding — For Now
, 2025-07-17 19:25:00 The Host The Senate has passed — and sent back to the House — a bill that would allow the Trump administration to claw back some $9…
Nobel laureate David Baker finds order in disordered proteins
Brittany Trang , 2025-07-17 18:00:00 For decades, structural biologists shoved what looked like shoddy data in the back of their closets, embarrassed. While attempting to gather the structures of proteins,…
Trump watch: Doctors are subpoenaed over transgender care
Mun-Keat Looi , 2025-07-16 15:31:00 NIH director dismisses entire top advisory committeeScience reported that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) director, Jay Bhattacharya, dismissed all members of the agency’s top…
Eye scan can reveal risk of having a heart attack or stroke
, 2025-07-16 23:00:00 Credit: Cardiovascular Diabetology (2025). DOI: 10.1186/s12933-024-02564-w A simple digital photograph of the back of the eye can predict a major cardiovascular event—such as a heart attack or…
New study tracks how living in an agrihood impacts resident health
, 2025-07-16 16:40:00 Could moving into a neighborhood built around a working farm be the prescription for better health? A new Texas A&M University study is putting that question to…
Global Childhood Vaccination Stalls, 2030 Targets at Risk
, 2025-07-16 04:49:00 Global childhood vaccination coverage plateaued between 2010 and 2023, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study vaccination…